Bob Brookover

COLUMNIST

Sports columnist Bob Brookover joined the Inquirer in 2000 as the Phillies beat writer after long stints in the same role with the Camden Courier-Post and the Delaware County Daily Times. He also served as the National League columnist for ESPN. He made the move from rawhide to pigskin in 2003 and covered the Eagles for seven years before returning to his roots as the Inquirer's baseball columnist in 2010. He became a general sports columnist in 2013 and loves covering a variety of sports and events.

In retrospect, I regret not putting Michael Stutes and Antonio Bastardo on the list because they have been the Phillies’ rookies of the year so far this season.

Anyway, it’s time for a new list. Brown and Worley are in the big leagues, so they’re no longer eligible. What’s notable about this new list is that five of the team’s 10 best prospects are at single-A Clearwater and seven of the 10 are pitchers.